Section Text
(1)As soon as may be after the date of commencement of this Act, the Governmentshall, by notification, constitute for the Bangalore Metropolitan Area anAuthority to be called the Bangalore Development Authority.
(2)The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetualsuccession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act,to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both moveable and immoveable and tocontract and shall by the said name sue or be sued.
(3)The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a)the Chairman;
(b)one person to be called the Finance Member possessing qualifications in accountsand audit;
(c) an engineer who shall be anofficer of the Karnataka Engineering Service1 [or an officer employed in anyundertaking owned or controlled by the State Government] not below the rank of a ChiefEngineer;
(d)a town planner who shall be a person with experience in town planning;
(e)a person with experience in architecture;
2 [(f)the Commissioner, Corporation of the City of Bangalore, ex-officio;]
3 [(ff)an officer of the Secretariat Department incharge of urban development, notbelow the rank of a Deputy Secretary to Government.]
(g)two persons who are members of the Karnataka State Legislature;
4 [(gg) two persons of whom oneshall be woman and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes orthe Scheduled Tribes;]
5 [(h)four others of whom one shall represent the labour;]
(i)a representative of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board;
(j)a representative of the Karnataka Electricity Board;
5 [(k)a representative of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation;]
(l)two persons elected by the councillors of the Bangalore City Corporation fromamong themselves in the prescribed manner:
Providedthat during the period of supersession of the Corporation or where anyAdministrator has been appointed, the two persons shall be nominated by theAdministrator from among the officers of the Corporations.
6 [(m) the Commissioner,ex-officio;.]
7 [(n) the Secretary of theAuthority, who shall be an ex-officio member.]
(4) The persons referred to in 2 [clauses(a) to (e) and (ff) to (h)]of sub-section (3) (bothinclusive) shall be appointed by the Government and the persons referred to inclauses (i), (j) and (k) thereof shall be nominated by the respective bodies:
Providedthat all the first members of the Authority shall be appointed by theGovernment,
(5)The Chairman, the engineer member, the finance member and the town plannermember shall be whole-time members and the other members shall be part-timemembers.
(6)The names of the Chairman and members (appointed or elected) shall be publishedby Government by notification.
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1.Inserted by Act 26 of 1995 w.e.f. 5.10.1995.
2.Substituted by Act 34 of 1986 w.e.f. 6.6.1986.
3.Inserted by Act 37 of 1982 w.e.f. 31.12.1982.
4.Inserted by Act 8 of 1977 w.e.f. 4.3.1977.
5.Substituted by Act 8 of 1977 w.e.f. 4.3.1977.
6.Inserted by Act 18 of 1981 w.e.f. 30.12.1980.
7.Inserted by Act 11 of 1988 w.e.f. 7.5.1988.